Get Shorty (1995)
Overview
Chili Palmer is a Miami mobster who gets sent by his boss, the psychopathic "Bones" Barboni, to collect a bad debt from Harry Zimm, a Hollywood producer who specializes in cheesy horror films. When Chili meets Harry's leading lady, the romantic sparks fly. After pitching his own life story as a movie idea, Chili learns that being a mobster and being a Hollywood producer really aren't all that different.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $30,250,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $115,101,622.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 19.861 |
Directed By
Barry Sonnenfeld
Crew
Elmore Leonard
John Lurie
Stacey Sher
Donald Peterman
Peter S. Larkin
Scott Frank
Barry Sonnenfeld
Michael Shamberg
Danny DeVito
Dane Farwell
Karyn Rachtman
David Rubin
Betsy Heimann
Debra Zane
Leslie E. Rollins
Natalie Wood
Jim Ondrejko
Audrey Futterman-Stern
Steve Arnold
David Rawley
Lori Stilson
Robby Green
Ellen Wong
Sabrina Rosen
Ron Scott
Suzanne Pillsbury
Skip Lievsay
Steven Visscher
Kam Chan
Gary Holland
Linda R. Chen
Philip Stockton
Lee Dichter
Eliza Paley
Lewis Goldstein
Gail Showalter
Juno J. Ellis
Don Coufal
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Jim Miller
Eugene Gearty
Frank Kern
Jeff Wexler
Jophery C. Brown
Carl Ciarfalio
Doc Duhame
Oscar Dillon
Brian Smrz
Barry Sonnenfeld
Danny Gill
Jene Fielder
Gary D. Bierend
Michelle Bühler
Robert DeVine
TOP CAST
John Travolta
Chili Palmer
Gene Hackman
Harry Zimm
Rene Russo
Karen Flores
Danny DeVito
Martin Weir
Dennis Farina
Ray 'Bones' Barboni
Delroy Lindo
Bo Catlett
James Gandolfini
Bear
Jon Gries
Ronnie Wingate
Renee Props
Nicki
David Paymer
Leo Devoe
Martin Ferrero
Tommy Carlo
Miguel Sandoval
Mr. Escobar
Jacob Vargas
Yayo Portillo
Linda Hart
Fay Devoe
Bette Midler
Doris Saphron
Bobby Slayton
Dick Allen
Ron Karabatsos
Momo
Alison Waddell
Bear's Daughter
Amber Waddell
Bear's Daughter
John Cothran
Agent Curtis
Jack Conley
Agent Dunbar
Bernard Hocke
Agent Morgan
Big Daddy Wayne
Ray Barboni's Bodyguard
Jay Montalvo
Big Guy with Escobar
Carlease Burke
Rental Car Attendant
Vito Scotti
Manager at Vesuvio's
Rino Piccolo
Waiter at Vesuvio's
Alfred Dennis
Ed the Barber
Ralph Manza
Fred the Barber
Zed Frizzelle
Kid at Lockers
Harry Victor
Limo Driver with Sign
Patrick Breen
Resident Doctor
Barry Sonnenfeld
Doorman
Donna W. Scott
Screaming Woman
Rebeca Arthur
Las Vegas Waitress
Zack Phifer
Ivy Restaurant Maitre d'
Greg Goossen
Duke, Man at the Ivy
Jeffrey Stephan
Bones' Buddy
Ernest 'Chili' Palmer
Bones' Buddy
Leslie Bega
Vikki Vespa
Harvey Keitel
Himself
Penny Marshall
Herself
Alex Rocco
Jimmy Capp
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